Afton Township’s public schools
Deubrook School District 05-6 and Brookings School District 05-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Afton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Afton Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Afton Township’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Deubrook Elementary - 03 places highest (better than 70%); Norfeld Colony Elementary - 07 lowest (6%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Six elementary schools serve Afton Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Brookings High School - 01 and Deubrook High School - 01. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Afton Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Afton Township · depends on your address
Brookings High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 979 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Brookings
Deubrook High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 105 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in White
10th grade in Afton Township · depends on your address
Brookings High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 979 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Brookings
Deubrook High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 105 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in White
11th grade in Afton Township · depends on your address
Brookings High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 979 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Brookings
Deubrook High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 105 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in White
12th grade in Afton Township · depends on your address
Brookings High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 979 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Brookings
Deubrook High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 105 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in White
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Deubrook School District 05-6.
Two districts serve Afton Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Afton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Afton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Afton Township | — | Deubrook School District 05-6 PK–12 · Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 |
| White | — | Deubrook School District 05-6 |
| Aurora | — | Brookings School District 05-1 |
| Sterling | — | Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 K–12 |
| Sherman | — | Deubrook School District 05-6 |
| Argo | — | Deubrook School District 05-6 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Deubrook School District 05-6 with Afton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Afton Township
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Afton Township’s schools
Are Afton Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Afton Township. Deubrook School District 05-6 and Brookings School District 05-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Afton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Afton Township in?
Deubrook School District 05-6 and Brookings School District 05-1.
Where do Afton Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Brookings High School - 01 and Deubrook High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Afton Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Afton Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.